Chinese Brush Painting: A Beginner's Guide

by Pauline Cherrett

Book Overview

"You'll want to keep this book close to your painting table....Guides you from the beginning with information on the materials you need and the basic steps involved."- Decorative Artist's Workbook. "With the right instructions and a little time you can get very good results, and that's what this book provides-step-by-step, manageable little steps to the goal."- The Crafter's Bookshelf.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806955090
• ISBN13: 9780806955094
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

If you want to learn something more than mechanical reproduction, this is the book for you.

This was/is my 4th book on the subject. The others were rated highly, but this is the first one that truly teaches the essence/spirit of the style rather than simple mechanics. The mechanics are there too, but issues pertaining to compostiton, energy and spirit are covered, and taught in a way that allows you to creatively produce your own paintings instead of merely replicating someone else's. If you want to make this style creatively your own, this book is the best!!! But if you're more interested in being told step by step directions, without explanation, (like a Microsoft manual) there are others that do that.

supremacy in presentation

this title is superb in the presentation of the chinese brush painting to the beginer artist. though a little un organized and somewhat free falling in the degree of control expected from the student it stresses the need of practice and give numerouse examples of art subjects to be copied as part of the learning process.i'd give it an 8